The economic security of Colorado’s families significantly impacts the well–being of our state’s children. In 2020, 10.6% of children under 18 in Colorado (nearly 130,000 children) were living in poverty.Economic prosperity continues to vary significantly across the state. Less than 5% of children in Douglas and Broomfield counties were experiencing poverty in 2020, compared with nearly one–third of childrenin Huerfano and Costilla counties. To see the child poverty rate in 2020 for your county, please visit the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
